We love using our fireplace. Last year, we went thru most of the scrap wood from the train table, and then started buying those compressed-sawdust logs from the store. they burn nicely, but the price works out to about $3 a log, which isn't very cost effective. So today at lunch, I did some checking around for firewood sources, and found a place near the house that sells seasoned firewood pretty cheaply.
I caleld them to inquire, and the salesman cheerfully said that their price is $40 for a 'rack' of logs, which he explained is about 1/4 cord. For those of you not familiar with these terms, a 'Cord' is about 85 Furlongs, or 19.5 metric Cochranes of wood. At any rate, it's enough to see us through most of the winter.
Giga has offered his truck and help in getting it home, we're going after work tonight. One problem, the temperature has been dropping all day, and is going to keep going. So I think we'll just stack the wood in the car shelter for the time being, and I'll move it to its permanent home later this week. That'll also give me time to throw together a rack this week to store it on, so it stays nice and dry for the burnination. This will also give the wood from the tree we had removed a place to dry so it'll be ready for next winter.
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One thing to watch out for is how green ("fresh") the wood is. The greener the wood, the more creosote, and the harder to burn. Our neighbors bought a 1/2 cord (or full cord?) and it was too green. Unless you have a year to wait, it needs to be pretty dry. (Also -- avoid pine -- smells great, heavy creosote.)
so how's the wood? hahaha! wood...
In the old house, we almost exclusively used the compressed sawdust logs... they make very little creosote, and burned evenly, which was important to me. I watched the sales and would try to get them as cheap as possible, managing at least once per season to pick up a pack for $8 apiece. Since we used about 2 packs per season, it worked out ok.
You know how difficult it was to think of a non-innuendo title for an entry about getting wood?
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